The U.S. military said it carried out 15 strikes against targets linked to Iran-aligned Houthi terrorists in Yemen, where residents reported blasts at military outposts and even an airport.
Central Command, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, said the targets were tied to Houthi offensive military capabilities, but did not detail whether that included missile, drone or radar capabilities.
The Houthis have carried out nearly 100 attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea since November. The terror body says they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians. The Houthis have sunk two vessels, seized another and killed at least four seafarers.
Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi movement controlling much of Yemen, and residents said airstrikes were launched at several parts of Yemen including its capital Sanaa and Hodeidah airport.
Strikes also targeted the south of Dhamar city and the southeast of al-Bayda province, the channel added.
Residents said that the attack on al-Bayda province targeted several Houthi military outposts.
The Biden administration has been acting mostly defensively against Houthi strikes in the Red Sea. The U.S. usually moves to intercept drone and missile attacks against commercial vessels and U.S. warships.
It has also struck Houthi military infrastructure with less frequency and avoided broader targets in Yemen. This as Washington seeks to contain fallout from the nearly year-old Israel-Hamas war.
U.S. military had struck targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen earlier this year in August. In that airstrike two drones, a Houthi ground control station, and three anti-ship cruise missiles were destroyed.
Houthi terrorists have carried out repeated drone and missile strikes on merchant ships. Attacking ships in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden. Shippers have been forced to re-route cargo to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa
Team Bharatshakti
(With inputs from Reuters)
